THE GILDED STAGE: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF OPERA
Book ID/图书代码： 00970005B02610
English Summary/英文概要： This is the first and only global social history the world’s most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous and politically influential art-form: Opera. Opera, the most complex of all the performance arts, inspires great passions. From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy it has spread across Europe, America and beyond, becoming a global business in the digital age. This book unfolds the story of opera in the social contexts in which it developed - through history and around the world. The charm and chaos of Mozart’s Vienna, Frederick the Great’s Berlin, the seductions of fin de siecle Paris, the rough and tumble of the Australian outback, where an opera house was a sign of civilization, provide colorful backdrops to the always dramatic, sometimes tragic, on occasion hilarious stories that make up this fascinating story.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 放眼全球，歌劇作為一門最為多元化的藝術表演形式，不僅浪漫迷人、熱情洋溢，同時還頗具政治影響力，這使得它長久以來一直深受人們的青睞。本書就是首部描述了歌劇這門藝術的全球社會發展歷程。興起於文藝復興時期義大利的北部城邦，歌劇隨後迅速橫跨歐美大陸，風靡世界各地，直至數位化普及的今日，它依然經久不衰、享譽全球。
本書向讀者闡述在眾多的社會歷史背景下，歌劇一路所經過的發展歷程。我們將會看到，莫札特時期維也納的迷人及混沌，腓特烈大帝統治下的柏林，世紀末巴黎都市的魅力四射，以及在當時荒蠻無序的澳洲內陸上，歌劇院被視為一種文明的象徵，等等這些多姿多彩的背景，與極富戲劇性的故事相結合，時而悲情、時而詼諧，使得本書更加引人入勝。(AW & SL)
Awards/获奖情况：’A tremendous achievement. With its eye for detail, always enlivening prose and great good sense, The Gilded Stage covers the entire history of opera, giving as never before a balanced but comprehensive view of the way the genre has adapted to different times and places. A wonderful book for any music lover, The Gilded Stage is an excellent, and most enjoyable, contribution to the world of opera.’---Professor Roger Parker, Thurston Dart Professor of Music, King’s College, London
`Consistently entertaining and stimulating... Snowman writes with real insight and understanding... This book is a mighty achievement, by far and away the best history of opera available.’---Tim Blanning, Literary Review
’This book is a mighty achievement, by far and away the best history of opera available.’---Tim Blanning, Literary Review
’Marvellous... An ideal present for birthday or un-birthday, Christmas or without seasonal excuse, for friend, family or (after all why not?) oneself.’---John Steane, Gramophone
’Note perfect... Not just good opera history, or good social history, but very solid historical writing... A racingly good read.’---Brian Morton, Sunday Herald
The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera by Daniel Snowman has been sold in China, Italy and Spain
About the Author/作者介绍： 本書作者Daniel Snowman，社會文化史學家。出生倫敦，並先後就讀於劍橋及康奈爾兩所知名學府，年僅24歲便一躍成為蘇克薩斯大學講師；現任(倫敦大學)歷史研究協會高級研究員的他，曾長期于BBC擔任文史類電臺節目的策劃工作；作為倫敦愛樂樂團的一員，作者在音樂領域也極具造詣和熱情，其先後撰寫的"阿瑪迪斯四重奏團"(Amadeus Quartet)及"普拉西多·多明戈"(Placido Domingo)傳記，以其社會學家獨特的視角對這些樂界泰斗進行了刻畫和描述。本書為他的最新著作。
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
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